Example sentences of "they [verb] set [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They seem to set the tone . ’
2 They began to set the table , growing relaxed and easy , enjoying the formality of the room , when Moran came in again from the fields .
3 They 've set a date for the hearing . ’
4 They 've set the date ! ’
5 Sir Richard said sportsmen had a tremendous impact on youngsters when it came to tobacco advertising and they had to set an example .
6 They had set a target of £5,000 , the same amount that was raised in Manchester and Salford in 1981 , and were delighted when a record of £6,141 was collected .
7 At the beginning of March his council announced that they had set the charge at £400 .
8 Her sixteenth birthday they had set the dining room table — her family usually ate in the kitchen — and her mother had imposed a reign of terror in her preparations .
9 However , turning turning to Selby 's demand led approach which I would call it , and I think that is erm how they themselves in fact describe it , they have set a level of two hundred and two hundred to two hundred a fifty hectares based on demand , and as I understand it there is no assessment of job need or job demand to back that requirement .
10 Beautifully constructed courses which immensely satisfy both student and teacher alike with their intelligence and vigour , they have set a standard for classroom work that has yet to be matched . ’
11 ‘ They are searching the Castle ; and they have set a guard on the trapdoor . ’
12 They have set a target of one viable , gospel preaching church for every thousand of the population .
13 GMAG ( pronounced ‘ Geemag ’ ) and the HSE between them help to set the level of containment necessary , and give advice on how to design a safe process .
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